Mo Donegal take command at the top Belmont Park rose to win $1.5 million Belmont Stakes (G1) for Donegal Racing and Repole Stable. Monday is Nest runner for Repole Stable, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Michael House.
Both Mo Donegal and Nest were raised in Kentucky by the Lyster family’s Ashview Ranch and Richard Santulli’s Colts Neck Stable.
As expected, We who Set speed, put the field over the original fractions are: 23.99, :48.49 and 1:13.23. He was followed by Skippylongstocking . When the field was round, in the second turn, Mo Donegal continued to take the lead and blocked Nest’s challenge. Skippylongstocking came in third, while the Kentucky Derby was presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) Rich Strike Run sixth in the field of eight horses.
The final time was 2:28.28 on the fast track.
Belmont is the son of Uncle Mo Their second ranked bet win in New York, after capturing the Wood Monument presented by NYRA Bets (G2) in April.
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